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August 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 270 – Songs For Nobodies, Wellington, 2018

I felt like I was suitably prepared to enjoy this show – having met and interviewed the show’s star Ali Harper and being a fan of the singers she was inhabiting. But no. It was far better than my already pretty-high expectations. Don’t you just love that. The script was brilliant – but it’s Ali’s […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), Ali Harper, Joanna Murray-Smith, Monologues, Music, Musical, Musical Theatre, Play, Podcast, Songs For Nobodies, Stub, Stubs, Stubs is an occasional feature here at Off The Tracks – looking back through the ticket-stub box and remembering how the show went down., Stubs: # 270, Stubs: # 270 – Songs For Nobodies, Theatre, Wellington ·

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July 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 223: Lance Philip

Welcome to episode 223 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify […]
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June 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 112

V/A, Evita [Cast Recording] (1976) It’s not a blanket rule – but fuck I hate musicals. That said, I give it a chance every few years. I try. I wonder what I have maybe missed. There are some great musicals I love, there’s some musical theatre I can dig – at least in the moment, […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [OST], 1976, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cast Recording, Eva Peron, Evita, Hank Marvin, Henry McCullough, LP, Mo Foster, Musical, Musical Theatre, Record, Simon Phillips, Soundtrack, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 112, Tim Rice, Vinyl ·

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February 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Wonderful: Theatre

Wonderful Direction: Conrad Newport (written by Dean Parker) Circa Theatre; Circa Two (February 12 – March 7) Wonderful is exactly that – a thrill to sit through, 80 minutes of focussed, virtuoso-level performance from actor Andrew Laing; utterly in service to the words of playwright Dean Parker. The direction from Conrad Newport is subtle and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Andrew Laing, Brother Vianney, Catholic, Catholicism, Church, Circa, Circa Theatre, Circa Two, Conrad Newport, Dean Parker, February 12 – March 7, Film, Marist, Movies, Musical, Musical Theatre, One Man Show, Play, Play Review, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Songs, Theatre, Theatre Review, Wellington, Wgtn, Wonderful, Wonderful: Theatre, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 25, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 190: Cassandra Tse

Welcome to episode 190 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Acast, Apple, BATS, Cass Tse, Cassandra Tse, Chat, Circa, Comedy, ep.190, Four Nights In The Green Barrow Pub, Improv, Interview, iTunes, JJ Murphy & Co., La Petite Chocola, Mixed Bag Podcast, MOODPORN, Musical, Musical Theatre, New York, Red Scare, Red Scare Theatre Company, Simon Sweetman, Soundcloud, Spotify, Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 190: Cassandra Tse, T Leaf T, The Aliens, Theatre, Wellington, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 123 – Ali Harper

Welcome to episode 123 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Ali Harper is someone I met for the first time earlier this year. I told her I wanted to podcast her – because I knew her work. I had heard some of her albums, seen her on the TV […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged "Singer", Act, Acting, Actor, Ali, Ali Harper, Chat, Chess, Christchurch, Circa Theatre, Comedy, Conversation, Court Theatre, Dancing With The Stars, Diva, Divas, Drama, Drama School, ep.123, Fortune Theatre, Harper, http://www.aliharper.com/, Interview, Kids, Le Petite Chocolat, Mother, Musical Theatre, Musician, NZ, Parent, Podcast, Simon Sweetman, Sing, Singing, Songs For Nobodies, Student, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 123, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 123 – Ali Harper, T Leaf T, Teacher, Theatre, Tour, TV, Wellington, Wgtn, Yeastie Boys ·

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August 21, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 125 The Musical Drama

Fair Warning – there may be some dodgy seventies lyrics in this story. The Musical Drama It never had a proper name and it was pretty bleak I got the idea in my head to write it when Negative Theatre passed through Wellington in 1979 There was a song I had written called Bloodnotes about […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art, Bloodnotes, Ghost Stories, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Jasper, Jon Mcleary, Lorraine, Louise, Michael, Music, Musical, Musical Drama, Musical Theatre, Negative Theatre, Siddhera, Spines, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 125 The Musical Drama, The Jerk, The Musical Drama, The Spines, Theatre, War Stories, War Stories # 125, Writing ·

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